Tom Brady: Muscle Pliability Key To Workout Method, Prevents Injuries

BOSTON (CBS) — Tom Brady touted the benefits of his special workout regimen in an interview with CBS This Morning Monday, saying his TB12 method is a whole new take on athleticism that focuses on pliability rather than strength.

“Some people want denser muscles. As an athlete, as a quarterback, I don’t want them,” Brady told CBS This Morning’s Norah O’Donnell. “I want to keep my muscles strong and active, but also pliable.”

Tom Brady shows Norah O’Donnell how to use resistance bands, a large part of his TB12 workout regimen. (CBS This Morning)

Brady said he’s seen strong, fit players get injured the most. The 40-year-old quarterback doesn’t want to quit anytime soon–so when other players are getting injured and going to rehab, he’s using pliability exercises as a kind of “pre-hab.”

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“If I can keep my muscles pliable, I can hopefully limit the intensity, or limit the injury altogether, if I do absorb some of these forces,” he said.

He says his method, developed by his trainer and business partner Alex Guerrero, isn’t just for athletes and can be done by anyone.